Here's a PIC of our really PRETTY new house.

Here's a pic of our PRETTY NEW house that we were supposed to close on and move into this weekend! :(
This is an "inside" picture of our pretty wood floors --yes, I held my camera up to the door window and snapped a picture! :)
This is Avery "practicing" her posing skills. We've got to practice her "poses" before we take school pictures one day.
Here's Mr. Personality.... His teacher told me today that he's the class greeter...he stands at the door and greets all the parents as they pick up and drop off their children at school. Check out his really CUTE new hair cut...this was taken at the end of the day--but Mr. Cooper has "spikey" hair now.
Here's Jeremy & Bella Kate. Jeremy went Thursday for his "Pre-Hurricane" haircut...ask him for details of that. :) Bella Kate looks a little irritated. She's such a GREAT baby!!!

Here's the pic of the Port-a-Potty that we're thinking isn't going to stay on the ground during hurricane force winds. Yes, that's right next door to my mom's house (where we're living).

I keep thinking yet again...."Why Do I buy toys for Avery & Cooper?" Yes, that's Bella Kate's kick toy. This provided entertainment for quite a while. It all ended when Cooper kept trying to crawl through it and he kept falling over. Sweet little Cooper.

Here's Bella Kate really mesmerized by all the pre-Hurricane IKE coverage on TV.

Another "POSE" by Avery. We're working on it. She told me this was her "scary" smile. Ha. I told her that I would like to see her "pretty" smile. She insisted that her "scary" smile was much funnier.

She's cute isn't she?? Sweet Bella Kate.

With the upcoming arrivial of IKE....please stay safe, and take care. The Lyday's will be praying for everyone's safety.

Not moving in this weekend...Thanks IKE! :)

I would like to send a big thank you to Hurrican IKE! The Lyday's WERE supposed to close on our BRAND NEW pretty house tomorrow, but of course, we are not. AND we were supposed to move in this weekend! :) YUPIEE. Yes, I've already cried this morning. Maw Maw just thought she was getting rid of us this weekend....

Jeremy just added, let people know that we're "hunkering" down. :) hmmmm

Stay safe... We're gonna go move the port-a-potty that's next door now.... haha

The Little Lyday's first day of school! :)

Here's my new kindergarten team at BHE!!! We put on our "big" smiles for this exciting picture! This was right before Meet the Teacher Night began! :) I LOVE my new team!

Yes, Here's Avery "posing" for her 1st day of school pictures!!

Sweet Cooper was little sleepy!!! Cooper and Avery had a fantastic day at SCMS!! Avery didn't stop talking about Jeffery, Miss Sissy, an dMeagan! :) Cooper seemed really sleepy when he got home---so he was absolutly tired! :)

The Lyday Crew's Pictures!!!

Yea!!! I was so pleased to get our family pictures on CD today in the mail!! :)

Thank you Jennifer Berard for these AWESOME Pictures!

Enjoy!!!

Check out this link....

Hey guys,

The Lyday Crew finally got an entire family picture taken! Yes, it was pretty much crazy and was not a lot of fun! (Running after Cooper was not very fun!) BUT the pictures turned out wonderful--for what we experience... Pictures outside at 1pm on a VERY hot day, a very "active" 21 month old, and a 3 1/2 month old baby...... so needless to say, I'm very delighted with the outcome of our picture session.

Check out the link to the Photographer's website (Jennifer Berard). The pictures are under the Family picture section of her website (the Gallery)
http://capturingyou.net/root/capturingyou/iphoto/main2.cfm

Enjoy!!

Bella Kate's Picture Session

We took Bella Kate to FINALLY get some pictures taken of her! She was precious! (Of course, I think so)!! Enjoy! Bella Kate is 3 1/2 months old.

The Lyday House-to-be **Updated pic**

Here's our house to be! We have brick & the sheet rock has been put up! There will be stone on the front of the house (where the black paper is)! We are VERY excited about the progress!

More pics of our day at the zoo!

Here's Zara peeking out of the prairie dog's hideout!
Here's Cooper, Avery, & Daddy petting the goats!
Cooper wanted Mommy to hold him :) !
Here's my little man checking out the goat!

Our Day at the Houston Zoo!

Avery LOVED the elephants!!! She couldn't stop talking about them!
Here's the very cute bear that we saw! Cooper loved him!
Avery really liked this picture of the orangutans!
Avery & Zara enjoyed combing the goat's hair in the Children's zoo!
Here's Cooper talking to the roadrunner! He had a lot to say!

Today, we went to the Houston Zoo! Avery's favorite animal was definitely the elephants! Cooper really loved all the animals! The Lyday's definitely enjoyed our fun adventure to the zoo!

Happy 4th of July!

The Lyday's enjoyed the Woodlands Annual 4th of July parade & a yummy cookout at home! Here are some shots of our fun day! Enjoy!

Our Annual Family Trip

The Lyday's definitely enjoyed our annual family trip! This year we went stayed in Log Country Cove on the Colorado Arm of Lake LBJ near Austin! After almost 4 hours in the van with Cooper, we were very excited to see everyone! Avery had a blast playing on the playground and swimming in the pool! I wish I had taken more pictures...but with 3 little ones I didn't remember to get out my camera!! Enjoy the pics! We cannot wait til next year!

Fun with Maw Maw

Lucky Maw-Maw has 5 new roommates until our house is finished! Here are some favorite pics with Maw-Maw!

The New Lyday House-to-be

As of June 26th, we officially moved out of our old house and are living with "Maw-Maw" until our new home in Cinco Ranch is finished! Here's a few pictures of our new house-to-be! Enjoy! Our new house will be 4 bedrooms (each little Lyday will have their very own room!)!!

We are very excited for our move to Cinco Ranch!!

Father's Day...

Today, in church, our pastor encouraged us to write a heart-felt letter of gratitude to our fathers... well, my dad passed away September 7, 06..... but here is what I would have *loved* to have shared with him....

Dad, thank you for always being my biggest fan! Ever since I was a little girl, I knew that I had a dad that loved, cherished, and absolutely supported me! I still have a lot of my valentine's day cards that you sent me while I was away at A&M. Even though I didn't have a "real" valentine, you always remembered to send me a card! You were so thoughtful! It always made me laugh because you always bought the same Valentine's Day card every year! Also, I still vividly remember all of the fun times we had together--like playing Crazy 8's after school, putting my hair in crooked pig-tails (yes, I didn't look too cute...)and taking bike rides to the park. You always put a smile on my face. I learned so many valuable lessons from you & mom! Thank you for every thing that you ever did for me! Even though, I may not have said as many "thank you's" as I should have, I am so wonderfully thankful that I had such a loving & supportive father! I'm still your little girl! Love, T

Well...there is my small little note that I would have LOVED to have shared with my dad! Just thinking about him puts a smile to my face. If you knew him, you would know what a good guy he really was--even if he was "obsessed" with his watches! haha! Even though I miss him so dearly, I am so thankful that my dad was able to walk me down the aisle (well, he really rolled me down the aisle--he was in a wheelchair at my wedding)! Also, I am thankful that he was able to see me become a mother (when Avery was born). He would have loved to have known Cooper & Bella Kate. I can just imagine how much fun he would have had playing with Cooper (my little monster).

I hope everyone had a fantastic Father's Day!